पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra339.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.82°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha350.98°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.80°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra349.40°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani254.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

Puṣkar — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:42
Yamaganda12:41 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla15:41 – 17:12
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:39 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:09 – 09:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:40 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:10 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:41 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:11 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:41 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:42 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:41 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:11 – 00:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:41 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:10 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:40 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:09 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869730.27
Julian Day2458195.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.49°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1074°), declination -1.04°, EoT -8.76 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2018-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)